| 英文摘要 |
Freedom of conscience is today considered a fundamental human right, contained in the most important international human rights documents and in the constitutions of liberal democracies. However, like the vast majority of other fundamental human rights, it is not an absolute category. The real challenge today lies in determining its boundaries. In this paper, the authors address the problem of the contemporary understanding of conscience and its conceptualization, with particular emphasis on the medical profession, which, along with the legal profession, is most closely related to the issues of choice between good and evil, and in fact the values on which conscience is based. |